Railway-tie



' E. E. FOX.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1920. I 1,349,754. Patented g- 17, 1920.

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RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION HLED MAR. 19, 1920.

Patqnted Aug. 17, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMEIL E. FOX, OF MASSILLON, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Application filed March 19, 1920. Serial No. 367,035.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that LELMER E. Fox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mas sillon, in the county of Stark and State of Qhio, have invented a new and useful Railway-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway ties and is especially adapted for use in mines or industrial. work and has for its objects the provision of a tie comprising two plates upon which the rails are seated and a tiebar connected with the rail supporting plates and arranged to clamp the flanges of the rails upon the inner side, a fastening means being provided near each end of the tie-bar for connecting the tie-bar with the rail supporting plates and clamping the rails upon the plates. j

Other and more specific objects are the detailed construction of the several. parts forming each tie which will be later described in detail.

The invention thus set forth in general terms is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a section of railway showing the improved tie embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2--2, Fig.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail supporting plates.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the tie-bars.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamping bolts.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the wedge plates.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the locking plates.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of rail supporting plate.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of portions of two rails showing the construction of tie used at a joint between rails.

Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of the several parts of the tie shown in Fig. 9; and

Fig. 11 is a horizontal sectional view through a joint.

A practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

heterring to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that the improved tie com-.

prises two rail supporting plates connected together by a tie bar. Each rail supporting plate 1 is provided at a point intermediate its extremities with the tangs 2 which are cut out from the body portion of the plate The tie-bar is provided at each end with a slightly upwardly bent portion 8 arranged to engage the upper face of the base flange 3 on the inner side of the rail, the ends of said tie bar. engaging the webs of the rails, thus serving as a gage for the track. An aperture 9 is formed near each end of the tiebar 7 and arranged to register with the aperture G in the rail supporting plate. The bolt 10 is passed upwardly through the apertures 6 and 9 and is provided with the reduced flattened portion 11 which extends above the upper surface of the tie-bar in order to receive the wedge plate 12 and the locking plate 13.

The wedge plate is provided with a key hole slot 14L arranged to receive the extremity of the bolt 10, the reduced portion of the slot being arranged to receive the reduced portion 11 of the bolt and the locking plate is provided with a similar slot 1.5. The wedge plate is provided. at its inner end with a downwardly disposed flange 16 arranged to impinge the horizontal portion of the tie bar, the outer end of said wedge pl atebeing adapted to engage the inclined portion 8 of the tie-bar. After the wed plate has been driven into position the locking plate is placed upon the bolt above the wedge plate and forced into the position shown in Fig. 2, after which the inner end thereof is bent down as shown at 13; It will be evident that there is a wedging action of the wedge plates 12 between the tie bar 7 and angular portion 8 thereof and the locking plate 13 and as said wedge plate is driven into position as above described it will force the an gular portion. of the tie bar into tight engagement with the base flange of the rail thus clamping the base flange of the rail between the supporting plate and said angular portion at the same time wedging the tie bar tightly upon the supporting plate.

In Fig. 8 is shown a modified form of the rail supporting plate in which the plate 1. is provided with a single central tang 2 stamped therefrom, the remaining portions of the construction of this modified form of platebeing the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive.

Attention is now directed to Figs. 9 and 1!, in whichis shown the construction of a tie usedat joints of the rails. For this purpose the rail supporting plate 1 is provided with the spaced angular cut-out tangs 9 having the upwardly disposed vertical portions 18 provided with apertures 19.

A U-shaped bolt 20 is-arranged to he located upon the inner side of the rails at the joint, the arms 21 thereof being arranged to be passed through suitable apertures near the ends of the rails and through the apertures -19 in the flanges l8, reduced flat portions 22 being provided near he extremities of said arms to receive the reduced portions of the key-hole slots provided in the fish plate 24-. The rail. supporting plates 1" are connected to "the tie-bars in the same manner as the plates 1.

If desired, the fish plate 24 may be made of suitable length to have the ends thereof bent back over the ends of the wedge plates as shown at 2% in Fig. 11. This forum: positive lock for the wedge plates in the same manner as illustrated in Fig. 2 at 13 and prevents the wedge plates from becom ing accidentally displaced or loosened due to the olting of trains passing over the rails.

I claim 1. A railway tie comprising two rail supporting plates each having integral tangs stamped therefrom to engage the base flange of a rail, a tie bar connecting said plates and provided with angular portions to engage the base flanges of the rails, a bolt located through each supporting plate and tirough the tie bar and means upon said bolt for drawing the tie bar and the supporting plate tightly together to clamp the base flange ot' the rail therebetween.

2. A railway tie comprising two flat rail supporting plates, each having integral tangs stamped. from the central portion thereof to engage the base flange of a rail, a tie-bar connecting said plates and provided with angular portions to engage the base flange of the rail, a bolt located through each plate and tie-bar and a wedge plate detachtie-bar.

3. A. railway tie comprising two llat rail supporting plates. ach having integral taugs stamped from the central portion thereof to ei'igage the base hinge ol a rail. tie-bar connecting said plates and provided with angular portions to engage the base flange of a rail a bolt located through each plate and tie-bar. said bolt provided with :i rediued portion intermediate its ends and a wedge plate provided w th a key-hole slot located upon said reduced portion and engaging said tie-bar.

i. railway tie comprising two supporting plates. each having inieg :il tangs stamped from the central portion thereol to engage the base flange ol' :1 ail. a tie-bar connecting said plates and provided with angulzr portions to engage the base flange-of a rail, a bolt located through each plate and tie-bar, said bolt provided with a reduced portion intermediate its ends. :1 wedge plate provided with a l e vhole slot located upon said reduced portion and engagp ing said tie-bar, and. a locking plate provided with a key-hole slot located abov said wedge plate.

In a rail joint, a rail supporting plate having integral tangs stamped iherel'roni to engage the base flanges of two rail. at the joint, upwardly extending perioraled flanges provided upon .aid tangs and arranged to engage the webs of the rails. a U-shaped bolt arranged to extend through apertures in the rails and through said llunges and provided with reduced portions, :1 fish plate provided with key-hole slots adapted to be mounted upon said reduced portions of the bolt and wedge plates provided with key-hole slots arranged to be mounted upon said reduced portions and to engage the fish plate.

(5. In a railway tie the combination oi a bolt having a reduced portion near one end a wedge plate provided with a key-hole slot. arranged to be located upon said reduced portion of the bolt, and a locking plate provided with a key hole slot arranged to be located upon said reduced portion of the bolt above said wedge plate the end ol said looking plate being adapted to extend beyond the end of the wedge plate and to be bent down thereon to lock the \VCtlQC plate against movement upon the bolt.

In testimony that I claim the above, T have hereunto subscribed my name.

lint rail ELMER E. FOX. 

